Competition & Regulatory Newsletter

On 28 November 2019 the European Court of Justice handed down three judgments concerning appeals by companies that were members of a power cable cartel between 1999 and 2009. The appeal by ABB was partially accepted, whilst appeals by Brugg Kabel and LS Cable & System were dismissed in their entirety.

Also in this newsletter

• European Commission conditionally approves Varta AG’s acquisition of Energizer’s divestment business
• Hong Kong Competition Commission to propose range for pecuniary penalties ahead of first sanctions hearing in January 2020
• European Parliament officially elects Margrethe Vestager for a further five-year term as competition chief